Fan's View Fan's View 23/24 - No.53: Play-off Final

Many, many thanks for that, Paul, and for all your reports during the season. I was actually getting a little worried that we hadn't yet heard from and was about to post "is all OK with you?". Take a well earned rest now (perhaps watch a little cricket) and make sure you're well rested and all fired up for next season's rollercoaster. (There are already many, many of us who can't get to many games who absolutely rely on your reports (pub news a vital bit, too!) and I wouldn't mind betting that your audience next season is going to increase significantly!)
 
Oxonion said:
Many, many thanks for that, Paul, and for all your reports during the season. I was actually getting a little worried that we hadn't yet heard from and was about to post "is all OK with you?". Take a well earned rest now (perhaps watch a little cricket) and make sure you're well rested and all fired up for next season's rollercoaster. (There are already many, many of us who can't get to many games who absolutely rely on your reports (pub news a vital bit, too!) and I wouldn't mind betting that your audience next season is going to increase significantly!)
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Thanks, much appreciated.
 
Trying to check how many teams will be new from this season.
23 other teams in the Championship. This season we played Pompey and Derby in L1, Bristol City in the league cup, and Coventry in the FA Cup. So 19 "new" teams.
 
Paul, it was a pleasure to meet you in the Blenheim on Monday night. We always catch up with your match reports.
Enjoy the summer and look forward the big adventure next season.
 
MarkG said:
Trying to check how many teams will be new from this season.
23 other teams in the Championship. This season we played Pompey and Derby in L1, Bristol City in the league cup, and Coventry in the FA Cup. So 19 "new" teams.
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Good point. Some cracking real ale cities to visit - Norwich (over 30 pubs listed in the GBG), Sheffield (twice), Bristol (never get beyond the immediate area of the Memorial Ground when we play Rovers), etc.
 
DidcotU said:
Paul, it was a pleasure to meet you in the Blenheim on Monday night. We always catch up with your match reports.
Enjoy the summer and look forward the big adventure next season.
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Yes, was really good to meet you. That's what football is all about, bringing people together.
 
Paul, you are without doubt a master at reporting on the games. A Yellow through and through, but one who reports on games as a neutral observer, with just a tint of yellow.
I for one look forward to your views, as you describe games with clarity and humour. Also, your tasting notes on beers is lip smacking.
A word of thanx to Mrs FV too for being an ever present right hand lady. Or is that right side?
Please, please, please continue with your FV’s, they’d be greatly missed.
 
Again, thanks so much for all the time and effort you've put in this (and every) season. It's been said a lot, but it really has been a rollercoaster. I think back to the immense disappointment I felt at Cambridge on the first day, walking back to the town centre in pissing rain. Then elation at Derby and Barnsley a fortnight later in glorious sunshine! That start really summed up the season.

I've been to a lot of away games this year and I always look forward to seeing if we've been in the same pubs or not! Please keep it going, I'm sure you get a lot of positive feedback, but there will be many others like me who wouldn't recognise you to say hello to if we bumped into you at the game, but are immensely appreciative of what you do.
 
I so agree. Carefully crafted, great insights and always a terrific read. I've really enjoyed FV again this whole season. Its my essential post match fix! Thanks! Please keep it up! Can't wait to see what you make of our efforts to deal with the big(ger) time next season
 
Having done the financials last season, it was a lot more work than I thought it would be, and getting it all done in time (particularly when we had three home games in a week!) was quite a pressure.

When I think I only did it for half of the games, whereas Paul does it for all of them, and he also has to remember what has happened during the games, whereas mine was all external research, it puts it very much into perspective. So hats off to Paul for doing it over all of the several previous seasons, it really is quite a discipline to turn out something as high quality as he does every week.

I'm not sure if I'll do the financials next season, I'll think about it over the close season, and I'd understand if Paul decided to call it a day, but hope he continues, as I also look forward to the FV every week.
 
Let me echo what everyone else has written--I'm enormously grateful to you, Paul, for all of the hard work that you put in. Yes, OK, it might well be a labour of love, but that still is labour. I copy your report and send it to various friends here in the U.S., friends who, partly thanks to you, have become firm fans of the Mighty Yellows.

So it would be a sad day indeed if you decided to stop. Understandable, but nonetheless sad for so very many of your fervent followers.
 
Colin B said:
Having done the financials last season, it was a lot more work than I thought it would be, and getting it all done in time (particularly when we had three home games in a week!) was quite a pressure.

When I think I only did it for half of the games, whereas Paul does it for all of them, and he also has to remember what has happened during the games, whereas mine was all external research, it puts it very much into perspective. So hats off to Paul for doing it over all of the several previous seasons, it really is quite a discipline to turn out something as high quality as he does every week.

I'm not sure if I'll do the financials next season, I'll think about it over the close season, and I'd understand if Paul decided to call it a day, but hope he continues, as I also look forward to the FV every week.
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I also really appreciate all of the hard work that you've put in, Colin; it really adds so much to our knowledge (very partial knowledge, in some cases) of other teams and how they're run. Also a lot of work for you, of course, but I hope that you continue, at least on an occasional basis. Your analyses are always well worth reading. Many thanks!!
 
Many thanks Paul (and Colin) for the FV's over the season, it is one of the joys of the season I look forward to is the FV, especially the real ale bits. Hopefully that will spur you on to do them again next season.
 
I can only say what others have already said, which is a big thankyou to Paul for your continued efforts in providing an entertaining and considered account of not just the matches, but all elements of a day at the football and the experiences of being an Oxford fan. And from a financial perspective, Colin you’ve definitely stepped up to the mark, thanks, and let’s hope you both find the energy and enthusiasm to continue!

Norwich will be the first fixture I’ll be looking out for on 26th June, it certainly is a fine city for real ale. I was converted whilst there at Uni and living less than 5 mins walk from the CAMRA National pub of the year, which used to and I believe still has 26 real ales on handpump at all times! A case of a misspent youth/student loan perhaps!
 
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